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The week-long festival programme offers pupils the opportunity to interact with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Teachers, classroom assistants and parent helpers are also invited to attend the programme which offers a wide range of STEM workshops, presentations and shows all correlating with the Curriculum for Excellence.
For more information about TechFest's Early Years and Primary School Programme, please get in touch! contact us
"Interesting, fantastic, awesome, fun, exciting. Well-explained and in a manner all pupils could understand and contribute."
Teacher, Lumsden P1-7
"Excellent workshop - children were motivated and encouraged to take part. Very much aimed at their capabilities. Learning was fun."
Teacher, Rhynie P3-5
"It was extremely helpful to get the notes on these experiments. The children are looking forward to trying some themselves."
Teacher, Lumsden P1-7
Lets go on a journey through space and time in this truly interactive and immersive experience! The TechFest Dome is an out-of-this-world adventure not to be missed!
The TechFest Dome (mobile planetarium) is an inflatable dome with a Digitarium Zeta Projection. This is used to illustrate concepts and principles of our universe in an exciting way that engages participants of all ages.
The TechFest Dome offers three exciting shows: Day & Night, Night Sky, and We Are Stars.
Day & Night
What makes day and night? Where does the Sun go at night? This show demonstrates how the Sun moves across the sky during the day in both summer and winter. Find the North Star, the Plough, Orion, Betelgeuse and Sirius in the night sky and relate them to the Greek constellations.
Age Range: EY & P1-P3 Duration: 45 minutes
Night Sky
A tour of the night sky which includes the North Star, the Plough and Orion. Watch how stars move at night and discover how we get different constellations with the changing seasons. Listen to the amazing story of Perseus and Andromeda and find out which planets you can see in the sky tonight.
Age Range: P4 - P7 Duration: 45 minutes
We Are Stars
Find out how we are part of the universe in this immersive experience. Going all the way back in time to The Big Bang, we see how matter comes together to form simple atoms, and how these atoms are the source of the stars we see in the night sky. Through a demonstration of nuclear fusion in the stars cores and supernovas, the other elements are created, which make up all of the planets and even us!
Age Range: All Duration: 45 mins
Booking information:
A minimum of two shows must be booked per visit | Fee: £96 per workshop.
Due to the high cost of living we have had to take the hard decision to apply mileage costs to all our workshops. To make it fair to all schools across the Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire area we have averaged out the cost to £15 and will place this on all bookings from 01 April 2023.
For schools outwith Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, mileage is charged at 45p per mile and is calculated from TechFest offices (Butchart Centre, University of Aberdeen, University Road, Aberdeen, AB24 3UT).
The TechFest Dome is sponsored by 
For more information, please get in touch! contact us
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